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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 82

Dan and Alan talk 'Torchwood,' 'Treme,' 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and more

By Daniel Fienberg Wednesday, Jul 6, 2011 4:10 PM

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Happy Monday, Boys and Girls! Wait. Happy Wednesday, Boys and Girls. It's time for this week's installment
of The Firewall & Iceberg Podcast.
 
We really need to figure out a solution to our Skype problems, because when the podcast gets recorded in thousands of bits and pieces, we lose track of how long we've been talking and that's how we end up with an episode in which we discuss the "Treme" finale for a full 27 minutes. Strange.
 
Anyway, it's a chatty week...
 
Here's the breakdown:
"Torchwood: Miracle Day" -- 2:05 - 16:05
"Curb Your Enthusiasm" -- 16:05 - 24:25
"Treme" finale -- 24:30 - 51:30
Listener Mail: "Buffy" Big Bads -- 51:30 - 59:25
Listener Mail: Movie actors on TV -- 59:30 - 01:12:20
James Spader on "The Office" -- 01:12:30 - 01:16:30
"Twin Peaks" -- 01:16:50 - 01:30:00

As always, you can subscribe to The Firewall & Iceberg Podcast over at the iTunes Store, where you can also rate us and comment on us. [Or you can always follow our RSS Feed.]

 

 
And here's the podcast...

 

Firewall & Iceberg - Podcast 82

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Daniel Fienberg
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A long-time member of the TCA Board and a longer-time blogger of "American Idol," Dan Fienberg writes about TV, except for when he writes about movies or sometimes writes about the Red Sox. But never music. He would sound stupid talking about music.
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    Mongolian Xenaphobe

    Listening to Feinberg discuss Curb Your Enthusiasm is one of the most frustrating things this podcast or website has ever put out.

    July 6, 2011 at 10:58PM EST Reply to Comment
    • Gizmo_bigger_talkback_profile

      dan "Fienberg." And why, pray tell?

      July 6, 2011 at 11:06PM EST
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    Craig Ranapia

    To be pedantic, series two of 'Torchwood' was more serialised (there was a couple of mini-arcs) but it wasn't exactly 'Lost' either. But, yeah, I think RTD and everyone else owns the first series really struggled to figure out what the show was - as opposed to a more "adult" Doctor Who spin-off with more shagging and swearing.

    July 7, 2011 at 12:02AM EST Reply to Comment
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    Mike

    So basically, Jon Seda's story arc is the critical equivalent of watching Falsone in Homicide?

    July 7, 2011 at 6:41PM EST Reply to Comment
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    LJA

    What about all that leading man charisma Jason Patric had in Smokejumpers?

    July 7, 2011 at 7:52PM EST Reply to Comment
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    WaltEagle

    I have heard the criticism that Buffy season 3 lacked emotion compared to some others, which makes sense considering--as you say--the lack of personal connection between Buffy and the Mayor.

    Still, I feel that the Mayor was the most enjoyable on all fronts. Angelus was pretty interesting for Buffy as a conflict, but I think his impact was kind of dwindled by Angel inexplicably coming back in season 3 and being a good guy with little purpose for the entire season.

    July 9, 2011 at 1:00PM EST Reply to Comment
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    WaltEagle

    Also, Patric's character in the "Powers" comics was a tall, hugely burly, stoic, lone wolf, impersonal yet hyper-competent cop. He looks like Patrick Warburton on the page, and I really don't buy someone as "normal" looking as Patric in the Walker role. It just seems like a boring choice, somehow more boring than it would be to cast an actor I'd never heard of, and despite enjoying the first issue of the comic the casting has made me not particularly eager to watch it.

    July 9, 2011 at 1:16PM EST Reply to Comment
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    Elevation

    Lets try this again.

    I believe Treme is terrible. If it wasn't for David Simon, nobody would be watching it. The lack of a substantive over-arching plot got old about halfway through season 1. I like when something actually happens in my tv shows.

    July 13, 2011 at 2:27AM EST Reply to Comment
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    Ana Aguiar

    Jim Caviezel was really good in "The Count of Mount Cristo"

    July 30, 2011 at 1:46PM EST Reply to Comment

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